Keep Puako Beautiful

Keep Puako Beautiful A community group dedicated to beach and trail cleanups for Keep Hawaii Beautiful and Get The Drift Int'l Coastal Cleanup).

Who are we:
Site coordinator for Ocean Environment and Education. community stewardship, beach and trail cleanups and educational kiosks components for Keep Puako Beautiful and South Kohala Reef Alliance, Get the Drift & Bag It (a.k.a. We collect and document data on litter, marine debris. We recycle cigarette litter, beverage containers, net gear, fishing line and what we can. Where we work:
Our sites are along the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Corridor in North Kohala, South Kohala and Hawaii Island. Why cleanups?:
We developed the Ocean Environment and Education Station (OEES) program in 2013 to provide the public access to our marine environment partners and conservation groups through educational brochures, beach cleanups supplies and our QR Code Directory and Resource Guide. How it works:
OEES beach cleanup supplies encourage users to clean up the area TODAY. In 2013, Keep Puako Beautiful and the OEES Youth Coordinator developed speed-cleanups (with a goal to remove 3 pounds of trash in 15 minutes!)

Our Mission:
We believe our Hawai'i cleanups give volunteers the opportunity to engage in meaningful activities that help to maintain a higher quality of marine life and human health. We are giving volunteers the tools to practice good stewardship. Our Partners:
Conservation groups like Hawaii Wildlife Fund, South Kohala Reef Alliance, NOAA Marine Debris Program,and Get The Drift & Bag It give us a model to follow. We like working with local schools, e.g., Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Waimea Country School, University of Hawaii, and Waimea Middle School. Hawaii State Parks, Hawai'i Island NPS, DOCARE, DOBOR and DEM are some of the government agencies that make our cleanups possible. Team Leaders include: Keep The Ialand of Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Jeff Fear & Waveriders Against Drugs, Kelly & Sam , Annie Mendoza, Grainger Ohana, 2 Papayas LLC, Hulakai, West Hawaii Acupuncture, Blue Wilderness Dive Adventures, Hawaii Surf and Kayak, Surfrider Foundation, Coalition for a Smoke Free Hawaii, KPB 'Ohana and Friends.

01/04/2025
Sign up for our 7/6/24 Summer cleanup at Kawaihae Surf Park
06/30/2024

Sign up for our 7/6/24 Summer cleanup at Kawaihae Surf Park

Spencer Beach 3/2/24 Our Community Coastal Cleanup brought together 113 volunteers, partners and site helpers for a land...
03/08/2024

Spencer Beach 3/2/24 Our Community Coastal Cleanup brought together 113 volunteers, partners and site helpers for a land and water cleanup.

12/11/2023
12/10/23 Keep Puako Beautifull was at Kawaihae Shopping Center Celebrating return of whales with Hawaii Boat Club. The ...
12/11/2023

12/10/23 Keep Puako Beautifull was at Kawaihae Shopping Center Celebrating return of whales with Hawaii Boat Club. The 94 attendees included island residents and vacationers . They joined the cleanup of marine debris, litter, games for prizes, a dozen educators, give aways, marine debris art, wildlife lectures and more. Cleaners removed 260 lb of marine debris and litter form the Kawaihae Harbors and beaches which included 808 cigarette butts, 54 pieces if fishing line and 8.2 lbs of golf balls.
Big Mahalo to everyone who celebrated the return of whales to Hawaii.

12/09/2023

Check out this Real Estate Flyer designed by Heather Quandt.

Mahalo Everyone and for your team's participation!😀Totals for the day are 102 volunteers removed 216 Pounds of trash, 5,...
11/01/2023

Mahalo Everyone and for your team's participation!😀Totals for the day are 102 volunteers removed 216 Pounds of trash, 5,709 pieces and 1,378 cigarette butts and more.

Mahalo to partners, sponsors, and 68 Ocean Stewards who participated in our Earth Day celebration at the Puako Boat Ram...
04/24/2023

Mahalo to partners, sponsors, and 68 Ocean Stewards who participated in our Earth Day celebration at the Puako Boat Ramp. John Kahiapo opened our gathering with a kind welcome and coming together of our community on this day. Participants activities included cleanup, Spin the Education Wheel for prizes, scavenger hunt, delicious snacks & hydration, talk story with representatives from DAR, DLNR, DOCARE, Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Shark Stewards, HWF, Nakupuna companies/UXO education + USACE, Big Island Stranding Coordinator & Cindy Evan Distict 9 council and more. Our Partners & Sponsors are generous and support our volunteer rewards many times a year. Logos not shown are KTA Super Stores and Bikeworks Waikoloa.

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Puako, HI
96743

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808 731-6630

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